Person talk:Andrew Thompson (51)

Andrew is probably William Jr. and Mary Patton's Son [16 March 2021]

Andrew is listed as the son of William Thompson Jr. and Mary Patton on many web sites and family trees. However, NO sources, documentation, or references to such a relationship are known. But, there are some hints. William's Springfield estate is less than 20 miles from Andrew's Walker Creek estate. Mary's father James Patton wrote of William's 2 young sons in a 1751 letter (Johnson, 1985), indicating that an unidentified son, in addition to James Thompson existed before James Patton died in 1755. Andrew named his first son William. There is no mention of Andrew as William's son in several lawsuits against William estate by his heirs after his death (Chalkey).

There is some compelling Genetic evidence. Several 1:1 autosomal DNA comparisons were examined between descendants of William and descendants of Andrew. Pedigrees of all those tested were based on GedCOMs posted online. Additionally, numerous matches with common ancestors in the Patton line were found. That these matches were found for several different sets of relatives strengthens the probability that Andrew was the son of William.